Genus Regulatory News (GNS)

2 March 2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

GENUS plc

('Genus' or 'the Company')

Director/PDMR Shareholding

Genus announces that conditional nil-cost share options were today granted under the Genus 2004 Performance Share Plan to Bill Christianson, Chief Operating Officer of the Americas, as to 12,082 ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company.

These nil-cost options are subject to performance conditions which relate to growth in the Company's earnings per share over a three year period and which trigger vesting on an incremental basis.

Bill Christianson has no direct shareholding in the Company and is the beneficial owner of 12,082nil-cost share options and 46,493 market value share options under the Company's 2004 Executive Share Option Plan.

For further information please contact:

Ian Farrelly 

Group Company Secretary & General Counsel

Genus plc

Belvedere House

Basing View

Basingstoke

RG21 4HG

Tel: 01256 345996